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A Multidisciplinary, Integrative Approach to Valui...

We are estimating the economic value from natural and nature-based infrastructure investments to stabilize coastline. Using hazard risks along the U.S. Pacific Northwest coast, we are assigning a dollar value ...

Coastal Change, Ecosystem Services Valuation, Natural and Nature-based Features, , Sponsored Research, Oregon, U.S. States and Territories, Washington, felix.martinez@noaa.gov

Acoustic Tracking of Fish Movements to Support Hab...

We are monitoring the movement and residence time of fish in several coastal ecosystems. Our objectives are to document habitat preferences of fish, the timing and scales of their mobility, and ...

Coastal Change, Coral, Marine Spatial Ecology, Natural and Nature-based Features, Regional Ecosystem Science, Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, U.S. States and Territories, U.S. Virgin Islands, Waterbodies, john.christensen@noaa.gov, matt.kendall@noaa.gov

Advancing Natural Solutions to Sea Level Rise Impa...

We are advancing technical guidance to provide resource managers critical information to better prioritize and weigh trade offs among different coastal management strategies along 300 miles of the north-central California ...

Coastal Change, Natural and Nature-based Features, Other Topics, Sea Level Rise, Sponsored Research, California, U.S. States and Territories, trevor.meckley@noaa.gov

Assessing Blue Carbon Storage at Sites Restored th...

To mitigate the impacts of climate change, there is a global initiative to quantify and award carbon credits for restoration and conservation of blue carbon habitats. These habitats are known ...

Carbon Sequestration, Coastal Change, Natural and Nature-based Features, Restoration, Sea Level Rise, Chesapeake Bay, Maryland, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies, jenny.davis@noaa.gov, Molly.Bost@noaa.gov

Assessment of Hurricane Impacts to Coral Reefs in ...

In 2017, major hurricanes impacted coral reefs in both Florida and Puerto Rico. We quantified these impacts using diver-based surveys, and our information was used to guide targeted emergency stabilization ...

Climate Impacts on Ecosystems, Coastal Change, Marine Spatial Ecology, Natural and Nature-based Features, Regional Ecosystem Science, Restoration, Vulnerability and Risk Assessment, Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, Florida, Gulf of Mexico, Puerto Rico, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies, shay.viehman@noaa.gov

Assessment of the Beneficial Use of Dredged Sedime...

Navigation channels across the country require regular maintenance dredging to avoid infilling with sediments and becoming impassible. In an experimental strategy that is often referred to as “beneficial use,” sediments ...

Coastal Change, Natural and Nature-based Features, Restoration, Vulnerability and Risk Assessment, Atlantic Ocean, New Jersey, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies, jenny.davis@noaa.gov

Considerations and Tradeoffs of UAS-based Coastal ...

NCCOS researcher tests Unoccupied Aerial System at Swan Island in the Chesapeake Bay, August 2021. Credit: NOAA. Unoccupied Aircraft Systems (UAS) provide a low-cost approach to collecting high-resolution aerial imagery, ...

Climate Impacts on Ecosystems, Coastal Change, Natural and Nature-based Features, Vulnerability and Risk Assessment, Atlantic Ocean, Maryland, North Carolina, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies, jenny.davis@noaa.gov, ryan.giannelli@noaa.gov

Dynamic Sea Level Rise Assessments of the Ability ...

We are applying coupled hydrodynamic and marsh models to evaluate the potential for natural and nature-based features to mitigate flood risk under multiple scenarios, and to quantify the economic and ...

Climate Impacts on Ecosystems, Coastal Change, Natural and Nature-based Features, Sea Level Rise, Vulnerability and Risk Assessment, Alabama, Florida, Gulf of Mexico, Louisiana, Mississippi, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies, trevor.meckley@noaa.gov

Ecological Impacts of Sea Level Rise on Flood Prot...

We will evaluate how restored and natural coastal wetlands buffer flooding impacts in Coos Bay (Oregon) and Grays Bay (Washington). Why We Care Increasing flood and salinity levels from sea-level ...

Climate Impacts on Ecosystems, Coastal Change, Natural and Nature-based Features, Sea Level Rise, Vulnerability and Risk Assessment, Oregon, U.S. States and Territories, Washington, trevor.meckley@noaa.gov

Economic Valuation of Shoreline Protection by Natu...

Natural infrastructure, such as seagrass beds, oyster reefs, and sand dunes can aid in protecting coastal communities. Without these natural defenses, storm surge, erosion, and sea level rise can have ...

Coastal Change, Ecological and Biogeographic Assessments, Ecosystem Services Valuation, Marine Spatial Ecology, Natural and Nature-based Features, , New Jersey, U.S. States and Territories, matt.gorstein@noaa.gov, theresa.goedeke@noaa.gov

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NCCOS-funded Study Helps Guide Estuary Restoration...

An interdisciplinary science team leveraged support from NOAA, USGS, and the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council (RESTORE) to complete an evaluation for how restoring headland structures would impact the Grand ...

September 13, 2023 Coastal Change, Natural and Nature-based Features, Other Topics, Sea Level Rise, Sponsored Research, Alabama, Gulf of Mexico, Mississippi, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies, rebecca.atkins@noaa.gov, trevor.meckley@noaa.gov

If You Build It, Is It Worth It? The Value of Rest...

This image is an example of one of the choice cards given to survey participants regarding coastal and dune restoration options (Nguyen et al. 2023, Figure 2). Coastal ecosystems like ...

August 29, 2023 Coastal Change, Ecosystem Services Valuation, Natural and Nature-based Features, Restoration, , Oregon, Pacific Ocean, U.S. States and Territories, Washington, Waterbodies, felix.martinez@noaa.gov

Researchers Collect Field Data to Understand the L...

The six Chesapeake Bay sites researchers will visit to collect data on the long term performance of dredge applications. Fish Battery and Barren Island were visited on this trip. NCCOS ...

July 19, 2023 Coastal Change, Natural and Nature-based Features, Restoration, Sea Level Rise, Chesapeake Bay, Maryland, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies, jenny.davis@noaa.gov

Researchers Document Recent Elevation Trends in No...

Quin Walker (NCCOS) reading a SET at Cedar Island National Wildlife Refuge, North Carolina. Coastal managers need information about which wetlands are most vulnerable to sea level rise in order ...

July 6, 2023 Coastal Change, Natural and Nature-based Features, Restoration, Sea Level Rise, Atlantic Ocean, North Carolina, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies, jenny.davis@noaa.gov

Coral Restoration for Coastal Resilience: A Decisi...

Description of the key ecological, and hydrodynamic processes and criteria for coral restoration for coastal protection at multiple spatial scales (Viehman et al., 2023 Figure 3). Coastal hazards and the ...

July 5, 2023 Coastal Change, Coral, Marine Spatial Ecology, Natural and Nature-based Features, Restoration, Sea Level Rise, Florida, Gulf of Mexico, Puerto Rico, U.S. States and Territories, U.S. Virgin Islands, Waterbodies, shay.viehman@noaa.gov

New Research on Dunes Supports Better Protection f...

Dunes at Bogue Banks, North Carolina, with fencing that helps build dunes by trapping sand. Credit: NOAA. North Carolina’s Outer Banks have some of the highest rates of coastal erosion ...

July 5, 2023 Coastal Change, Natural and Nature-based Features, Sea Level Rise, North Carolina, U.S. States and Territories, rebecca.atkins@noaa.gov, trevor.meckley@noaa.gov

Assessing Nature’s Role in Resilience (Video)

A new video describing an ESLR-funded project was released by project partners this week. Maryland has an abundance of habitats that can help mitigate the effects of sea level rise, ...

June 9, 2023 Climate Impacts on Ecosystems, Coastal Change, Natural and Nature-based Features, Sea Level Rise, Maryland, U.S. States and Territories, trevor.meckley@noaa.gov

Advanced Flood Modeling Study Predicts Impacts and...

A study, funded in part by NOAA, developed an integrated and transferable framework for evaluating the physical, economic, and demographic impacts and benefits of "gray", i.e. seawalls, bulkheads, and dikes, ...

May 24, 2023 Beach and Dunes, Coastal Change, Natural and Nature-based Features, Other Topics, Sea Level Rise, Sponsored Research, California, Pacific, Pacific Ocean, U.S. States and Territories, rebecca.atkins@noaa.gov, trevor.meckley@noaa.gov

Atmospheric River Storms Threaten Communities and ...

Atmospheric rivers — also known as "rivers in the sky" — are long, narrow bands of concentrated water vapor that can produce high winds and massive amounts of snow and ...

February 22, 2023 Coastal Change, Natural and Nature-based Features, Sea Level Rise, California, U.S. States and Territories, trevor.meckley@noaa.gov

Resilient Coastal Cities Need to Know the Five W’s...

There is growing evidence that flood risks in the United States have historically been underestimated, and will disproportionately impact individuals within low-wealth and marginalized communities. New research offers the Los ...

February 8, 2023 Coastal Change, Natural and Nature-based Features, Other Topics, Sea Level Rise, Sponsored Research, California, Pacific Ocean, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies, trevor.meckley@noaa.gov

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Ecological Assessment of the Beneficial Use of Dredged Sediments for Island Restoration: Mordecai Island, Barnegat Bay, NJ

Scientists from the NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) documented sediment and soil characteristics, erosion rates and biological communities within the sediment placement region and in undisturbed inter‐and subtidal regions of Mordecai Island from 2017 – 2019. The ...

Economic Valuation of Shoreline Protection within the Jacques Cousteau National Estuarine Research Reserve

This study focuses on the ecosystem of coastal habitats (e.g., seagrass beds, marshes, and coastal forests), which operate as natural infrastructure, and can benefit coastal communities, other types of human development, and economic activity by reducing the impacts of coastal ...

Guidelines for Bathymetric Mapping and Orthoimage Generation using sUAS and SfM, An Approach for Conducting Nearshore Coastal Mapping

The absence of accurate, contemporary, or detailed bathymetric data in nearshore coastal waters impedes coastal research, conservation, disaster response, planning, and management efforts. The use of small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (sUAS) and low cost RGB (red, blue, green) cameras, coupled ...

NCCOS Assessment: Coral Disturbance Response Monitoring (DRM) along the Florida Reef Tract following Hurricane Irma from 2017-10-09 to 2017-10-18 (NCEI Accession 0179071)

This data set contains both coral demographic data and roving diver surveys conducted on October 9 - 18, 2017 to assess the impacts of Hurricane Irma on sections of the Florida Reef Tract. A total of 57 sites were completed, ...

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